Youth and Young Manhood

Infobox Album
Name = Youth & Young Manhood
Type = studio
Artist = Kings of Leon

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Released = August 19, 2003
Recorded = 2003 in Sound City Studios California, Van Nuys, Memphis and Nashville
Genre = Alternative rock, Garage rock, Southern rock, Hard rock
Length = 46:01
Label = RCA, HandMeDown Records
Producer = Ethan Johns, Angelo
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:lose4jo76way~T1 link]
*"Blender" Rating|3|5 [http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=1730 link]
*"The Guardian" Rating|5|5 [http://arts.guardian.co.uk/reviews/story/0,11712,990720,00.html link]
*"NME" (9/10)
*Pitchfork Media (4.2/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/19172/Kings_of_Leon_Youth_and_Young_Manhood link]
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|4|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/kingsofleon/albums/album/292729/review/5946411/youth_and_young_manhood RS 930, September 4, 2003]
*"Uncut" Rating|5|5 Aug 2003, p110
*"XFM" (favorable) [http://www.xfm.co.uk/Article.asp?id=10334 link]
Last album =
This album = "Youth and Young Manhood" (2003)
Next album = "Aha Shake Heartbreak" (2004)

"Youth & Young Manhood" is the debut album from Kings of Leon, released in August 2003. The title appears to be taken from Ernest Hemingway's A Moveable Feast, his novel of poverty in 1920s Paris: "I had already seen the end of fall come through boyhood, youth and young manhood, and in one place you could write about it better than in another."

The album seemed to divide music fans: while some appreciated the album's blend of southern rock and more modern alternative rock, others considered it dull and clichéd, and denounced Caleb Followill's distinctive vocals as being unintelligible.who

"Molly's Chambers", "Wasted Time" and "California Waiting" were all released as singles and "Red Morning Light" featured on the soundtrack to the game "FIFA Football 2004." "Spiral Staircase" featured on the PS3 game "Motorstorm". "Red Morning Light" was also featured on a Ford Focus commercial.

The album was recorded between Sound City Studios, California (where Nirvana's "Nevermind" and Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" were made) and Shangri-La Studio in Malibu [http://www.nme.com/news/kings-of-leon/14289 "Bible Kings!"] , NME (May 19, 2003)] .

The bands popularity exploded in Australia during the week of the 22nd of September and the 29th of September, 2008 and currently they have all 4 albums in the top 50 with "Youth and Young Manhood" making its first Top 50 chart appearance there since its release in 2003, peaking at no.46.

Track listing

All songs were written by Caleb Followill, Nathan Followill and Angelo Petraglia.

# "Red Morning Light" – 2:59
# "Happy Alone" – 3:59
# "Wasted Time" – 2:45
# "Joe's Head" – 3:21
# "Trani" – 5:01
# "California Waiting" – 3:29
# "Spiral Staircase" – 2:54
# "Molly's Chambers" – 2:15
# "Genius" – 2:48
# "Dusty" – 4:20
# "Holy Roller Novocaine" – 4:01
# "Talihina Sky" (bonus track) – 3:48

ingles

*"Molly's Chambers"
**Released: August 11, 2003
**Chart positions: #23 (UK Singles Chart)
*"Wasted Time"
**Released: October 20 2003
**Chart positions: #51 (UK Singles Chart)
*"California Waiting"
**Released: February 16 2004
**Chart positions: #61 (UK Singles Chart)

Album chart positions

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